Folding table



L. R. VINDING Oct. 30, 1934.

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Patented Oct. 30, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE This invention relates to a combination sewing and ironing table and in particular to one in which is incorporated advantageous features of construction.

A particular object of my invention is to provide a combination sewing and ironing table which is sturdy of construction, employs folding legs so that the table may be stored in a closet out of the way and one that, while serving as a complete ironing table or ironing board, has provision therein for holding a sewing machine unit securely in place so that the sewing machine may be used in combination with the ironing as such operations are commonly employed in association, without the necessity of using two separate tables.

. A further object of my invention is to provide a table of the character described whose extended portion constitutes an ironing board but which extended portion may be dispensed with in the manufacture of a sewing machine table where the buyer does not wish to have the sewing machine and ironing board table in one unit.

A still further object of my invention is to provide means for latching the legs in their open position to aiford a leg spread that will give a bigger base area for the table and consequently make the same more stable and less liable to move or tip during the sewing or ironing operations.

Changes and variations may be made in the construction shown and described without departing from the principles of the invention or sacrificing its chief advantages; hence such invention is not to be confined-to the structures shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation showing one form of my device in which the combination of ironing board and sewing table are utilized.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the ironing table and sewing machine table illustrated in Figure 1, and illustrating the sleeve board in its extended position.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the ironing board and sewing table illustrated in Figure 1 showing the legs as they would appear when in their folded position, at which time the device may be stored.

Figure 4 is a "view taken on the line 44 of Figure 1 illustrating the construction of the leg latching means.

Figure 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4 showing the interior construction of the leg latching means.

Figure 6 is an enlarged section taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 3 showing the cross sectional shape of the sleeve employed on the leg member.

Figure 7 is a view in perspective of a board or panel which may be employed in connection with the sewing machine unit opening in the top of the table to close said opening when the unit is not employed.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 4 of a modified form of leg latching means. I

Figure 9 is a section taken on the line 9-9 of Figure 8 showing the interior construction of the leg latching means, and

Figure 10 is a section taken on the line 10-10 of Figure 9 showing the cross sectional shape of the sleeve employed at the upper end of the leg member.

Referring to the drawings in' detail, 5 indicates a substantial board or table top to the under side of which is secured the cross strip or cleats 6 and 7, the latter of which is provided with a suitable cut-out portion 8 into which extends the rounded end 9 of a sleeve board 10 which is pivoted as at 11 to the under side 12 of the ironing board portion 13 of the table top 5. A short cleat 14 is provided on the under side of the table top 5 into which extends the end 15 of the sleeve board 10 when the same is not in use.

The construction of the present form is somewhat along the lines described and illustrated in connection with my application, Serial No. 646,234, filed December 8th, 1932, but simplicity of construction and the consequent reduction in the cost of manufacture has necessitated invention of my improved combination table which may be made up as a sewing machine table alone, or as a combination sewing machine and ironing table and as illustrated in Figure 2 by the dot and dash lines, 16, the table top 5 may be cut off at this point when only a sewing machine table is desired, thus eliminating the ironing board portion 13, but in either instance the construction of the table is the same. The top 5 is provided with an opening 18 beneath which is constructed a box-like receptacle 19, it being understood that this receptacle may be made of lattice work, metal, wood or any other material and secured in any suitable manner to the under side of the table top 5 so that it will support therein, the sewing machine unit 20 which, as well known, is provided with a. mechanism holding box 21, the operation of the machine being controlled by a suitable knee lever 22 which may be adjusted into the sewing machine unit box 21 through a suitable opening 23- in the receptacle 19, which forms. a part of the table. a

It is quite evident that when the table is not 6 in use, the sewing machine unit will be removed without difliculty and the legs of the table will be folded up and the table and sewing machine unit may be stored out of the way.

The table top 5 has secured to the under side thereof, the hinges 25 to which are pivoted as at 26, the metallic sleeves 27, which surround the upper end of each of the legs 28. These sleeves 2'7 are secured through the medium of the screws 9 over the upper ends of the legs 28 and are provided on their outer surface with the projecting lugs or ears 30 which are spaced apart to snap over or about the latch 31 which is pivoted as at 32 in a bracket or frame 33, which is secured through the medium of the screws 34, into suitably cut-out portions in the cleats 6 and 7 in position to be engaged by the lugs or ears 30 on the legs. Within the brackets 33, as illustrated in Figure 5, there is secured a leaf spring 35 which is arranged to engage the nose 36 of the latch 31 and yieldably maintain the same in position beneath the lugs 30 of the legs 28, the latch having a downwardly extending finger piece 37 through the medium of which the legs may be released when it is desired to fold them to their closed position. i

As a modification of the latch structure, reference is made to Figures 8, 9 and 10, and in which the metallic sleeve 40 that surrounds the upper end of the leg 28 is secured to the under side. of the table top through the medium of a hinge plate 41 and in. this instance, the sleeve 40 is provided with the single lug 42 which extends from the center of one side of the sleeve 40 and is arranged to engage in a suitable opening 43 in a latch 44 pivoted as at 45 in a frame or bracket plate 46 which is secured to the cleats 6 and 7 of the table. The interior of the bracket 46 is' hollow as at 48 and a suitable spring pressed pin 49 is employed in the space 48 to yieldably sustain the latch 44 in latching position when the leg lug 42 engages the opening 43 in said latch. This latch is also provided with a finger piece 50 through the medium of which the legs may be freed when it is desired to close them.

It is evident, therefore, that I have provided a combination ironing table and sewing table in one unit and at the same time, have-disclosed a. construction which permits the construction of a sewing table alone, without the ironing table extension, said combination employing means for automatically locking the legs in their extended position so that the table is sturdily supported and the legs are spread to give a wider base area which gives a solid support to 'sewing machine.

the sewing machine table and takes up the jars and vibrations incidental to the operation of the It is evident, also, that I have provided a table of simplified construction which can be manufactured cheaply and which can be folded up and stored out of the -way when not in use and which is particularly adaptable for use in connection with existing sewing machine units so that the table is handy both for sewing and ironing or ironing alone, or sewing alone, and if necessary, may be employed with facility to cover the machine unit opening to provide a very large ironing board or a table that may be employed for different purposes such as cutting and the like.

My invention is not to be restricted to the precise details of construction shown since various changes and modifications may be made therein without. departing from the scope of the invention or sacrificing the advantages derived from its use.

What I claim is:--

1. A folding table comprising a top having a covered opening therein and including a depending receptacle beneath said opening, cleats on the underside of the top, foldable legs, sleeves on the legs, said sleeves being hinged to said top, pins on the sleeves, brackets secured in cutout portions of said cleats and limiting the opening hinging movement of the sleeves and legs, latches in the brackets engageable by the sleeve pins, a spring for each latch for yieldably resisting movement of the latch' when the same is engaged by the pin, said latches having finger portions underlying and engaging beneath said pins for securing said leg sleeves and legs in open table supporting position.

2. A folding table having a top and a covered opening in said top and a depending receptacle in the top in alignment with said opening, cleats on the underside of the top, legs, sleeves on the upper extremities of the legs, hinges for pivotally securing said sleeves to said top Whereby the legs may have folding movement, pins projecting from said-sleeves, brackets secured in cut-out portions in said cleats, one bracket being provided for each leg and engageable by- LAURA R. mm. [r..s.] 

